Erosa erosa Pitted stonefish

Erosa erosa is commonly referred to as Pitted stonefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Highly toxic.

Profile

lexID:

5760 

AphiaID:

280708 

Scientific:

Erosa erosa 

German:

"Rostiger" Steinfisch 

English:

Pitted Stonefish 

Category:

Scorpionfishes/Stonefishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Synanceiidae (Family) > Erosa (Genus) > erosa (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1829 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Ambon, Australia, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Corea, Eastern Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Lembeh Strait, Malaysia, Moluccas, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Northern Territory (Australia), Ogasawara Islands, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Sulawesi, Sulawesi Utara, Taiwan, Tonga, Western Australia 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 90 Meter 

Habitats:

Demersal (bottom-dwelling fish) 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

68 °F - 28,8 °F (20°C - 28,8°C) 

Food:

Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Highly toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Erosa erosa
  "Rostiger" Steinfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-07-18 11:57:10 

Last edit:

2025-10-17 20:18:20 

Toxicity

Erosa erosa is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Erosa erosa, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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